Members Of Parliament In Western Europe: Roles And Behaviour (library Of Legislative Studies)

Traditional comparative studies of parliaments have focused on constitutional and organizational characteristics of parliaments, or differences in the historical contexts, in which legislative assemblies have developed. The motivations of individual Members of Parliament have been neglected. This volume provides empirical work on legislative role orientations and behaviour in six West European parliaments: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. All contributions present a wealth of empirical findings on parliamentarians'role orientations in different institutional contexts. Roles In Legislative Studies: A Theoretical Introduction -- Roles And Behaviour Of British Mps -- Professionalisation Of Parliamentary Roles In Germany: An Aggregate-level Analysis, 1949-94 -- German Mps And Their Roles -- The Political Roles Of Danish Mps -- Roles, Structures And Behaviour: Norwegian Parliamentarians In The Nineties -- Role Specialisation Or Role Switching? Dutch Mps Between Electorate And Executive -- Intra- And Extra-parliamentary Role Attitudes And Behaviour Of Belgian Mps -- Rules, Reasons And Routines: Legislative Roles In Parliamentary Democracies -- Index. Edited By Wolfgang C. Müller And Thomas Saalfeld. Series Numbering Assigned Retrospectively. This Group Of Studies First Appeared In A Special Issue Of The Journal Of Legislative Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1 (spring 1997)--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume provides empirical work on legislative role orientations and behaviours in six west European parliaments. All contributions present findings on parliamentarians' role orientations in different institutional contexts.